The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-02
LOCAL BRENITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, MINOR
MENTION. AND TOWN TOPICS.
The News of the Day Boiled Down and
Served Up in Condensed shape About
Folkes You Know. and Interesting Items
Happily. Humorously. and Hastily Hit

Folkes You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily, Humorously. and Hastily Hit
Mr. w W. Greer and sister are at Mel
rose, Fluvanna county.
Never mind the rebel flags, hurry up
with the cold wave flag
Mr.. Thomas William Pemberlon left
last night on northern trip.
Mr. n Bowditch Clapp left yesterday
for Boston on his summer vacation.
There were some two hundred guests at
IIugenot Springs last week.
Colonel l.. j. Beal has returned from
Indian Rock in improved health
Mr. f. b. IIowle, of Manchester, has
returned from visit TO New York.
Now IS the time to have your lawns
trimmed If you wish them a-la-mowcd.
Don't fail to see the shooting-match
between Carver and Mitchell next Thurs
day
Mr.. J. Quantz of the TINES compos-
ing-room, has gone on visit To Win
chester.
Mr.. John 5. Walden, formerly Of Rich.
mond, lost little daughter by death last
Saturday.
There will be moonlight excursions
down the James both tonight and
Thursday night
tissuggested that If The water in Reser-
yoir Lake was changed oftener il will be
better for the fish.
Rev. Dr. George Cooper is about 10
take a horseback ride through various
parts of Old Virginia.
There was very large attendance at
Laurelstreet church Sunday night when
Miss Phoebe Hall onciated.
There was large excursion to Luray
Caves via the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad yesterday at 1890 o'clock.
Old residents in the James river valley
say that they have not seen corn look ~o
well at this season Of the year in twenty
years
The Petersburg hdr-IppeR speaks in
high terms of Mr. Watson y. Arlington
of that city, who is about TO locate in
/ Richmond.
Mrs. Captin Glover, assisted by Mr.
/ Thomas Bethel, conducted services at tn,
/ Penitentiary Sunday, and had a number
of converts.
These are the melon-cholc days tina
we read of, but fortunately casualtie
/ from loaded fruit have no; been frcquen
these few days past.
DR.. Stratton, president of the Board o
/ Health, has paid into the city treasury
within the past six months Sl5l4j on ac
count Of street sweepings.
Miller and Greek George, the two frauds
who gulled the people here last week
failed to show up in Petersburg, and lef
that town with sundry bills unpaid.
Tickets on the Male Orphan Asylum
/ excursion TO Hampton and Old POin
will not be for the round trip bu
parties can remain several days.
Major r. f. Walker, who has been con
fined TO his bed and room with seriou
and painful illness for the past tire
weeks was ON the street yesterday for th
first time since his sickness
General Terry has received through
. Governor WOOdfin, of the Hampton Sol
/ diers' Home, the sum of $50, sent 10 th'
Confcderatellome. by George " Patience
a Union veteran from Connecticut.
Mc-sr,. Kramer * thinner who had The
contract for supplying the refreshment
on the New Reservoir have given itup, Ol
account cf the delay to which they wer'
subjected in getting their buildings.
The American schooner Mary Power
Captain A. r. Pillsbury, 412 tons, en
tered at the CustOm-hOuse yesterday from
/ Cardenas, Cuba, with cargo of old irOl
for the Tredegar Company.
Rev. W p. Wright, Rev. W. A. 5. Con
rad, Mr. Samuel Jones, and Mr. John +
Eggers left yesterday to attend the Meth
odist District Conference in Mathew
county.
Thanks are returned for the annua
catalogue Of the Medical College of NiI
eina for the session of lssG-oI Iii
neatly printed by Eyerrct Waddey Il CO
The regular morning train on tn
Allegheny railroad yesterday morning Il
spite Of the extra coach attached therct
was oyerflowing with passengers.
Mr.. Myer Cohen, with \. Saks * Co
has returned from a northern trip. am
Nj. +. T. Gordon, with the same house
has left ON a summer vacation.
Mr.. W. b. Jones' justice Of the peac
for jefferson ward, having removed hi
residence to Madison ward, will tende
his resignation, to the regret Of all Of hi
many friends.
A colored child about two months oil
was found dead in bed in the house No
! AZ Rosewater alley. Coroner Taylor, VIII
was notified, viewed the body and wa
Of opinion that the child was accidental.
suifOcated and that no blame could b
attached 10 any one.
Ambulance Work.
The city ambulance was called t.
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